It’s time for ‘Side A’ of Player 1 vs The World’s StrangeCast podcast and Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt sit down to talk about the latest around Don’t Nod Entertainment, Deck Nine, Square Enix’s Life Is Strange franchise and Don’t Nod Montreal’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage!
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Timestamps:
00:00 -- Introduction for ‘Side A’ of StrangeCast
00:17 -- The pre-podcast chat
03:29 -- The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has rated Life Is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered, Life Is Strange Remastered and Life Is Strange 2 for PlayStation 5.
18:01 -- Don’t Nod Montreal’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage has been nominated for ‘Best Storytelling’ at the Golden Joystick Awards 2025
19:39 -- Don’t Nod Montreal studio creative director Michel Koch and executive producer Luc Baghadoust reacted to Lost Records’ nomination
20:16 -- Desiree Cifre and Nina Freeman — the two American writers on Lost Records — also reacted to the nomination
21:32 -- Adnan and Adam discuss Lost Records’ Golden Joystick nomination
40:04 -- Katy Bentz (Steph Gingrich) marks the fourth anniversary of the ‘Wavelengths’ DLC for Life Is Strange: True Colors
47:28 -- Square Enix, Don’t Nod and Christian Divine mark the seventh anniversary of LIS2 Episode 1: Roads
49:50 -- It was the birthday of Max Caulfield, including reactions from Don’t Nod, Deck Nine and Jean-Luc Cano
54:59 -- It was the birthday of Lyla Park from LIS2
55:28 -- Don’t Nod Montreal confirms the birthday of Autumn Lockhart
56:08 -- A mini-Lost Records reunion between Victoria Diamond (Dylan Mikaelsen), Olivia Lepore (Swann Holloway) and Amelia Sargisson (Nora Malakian)
57:27 -- A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sundy, Clare McLoughlin, Jake Churchill, Carly, Gordberry, Kevin Kestis, Clarx, MrAnselmi, Spunger & The Lost Fan! 🫶🙇♂️
58:47 -- Outro for ‘Side A’ of StrangeCast
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